There were 40 runners from Orlando in Monday's Boston Marathon. Many of them were returning after last year's race was stopped by the bombings. J.P. Royston was back and covered the 26.2-mile course in 2:42:16, the fastest time among Orlando runners. The 36-year-old finished 437th out of 32,408 people who started the race. Stanley Maina, 36, was the next Orlando finisher. He ran 2:49:28 and got 915th place. Erica Weitz was the fastest female finisher from Orlando. The 25-year-old, who ran for UCF's track team, finished in 2:59:16.

A motorist speeding down the freeway fired into a slower-moving car as he pulled past, killing a teen-age passenger. Ian Royston, 22, was driving his car in the left lane of Interstate 15 on Friday afternoon when a faster motorist became impatient and passed him on the right, Deputy Mark Lohman of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Sunday. The passing motorist pointed a handgun at Royston's car and fired one shot, striking Royston's brother, Emmett, 19, in the face, Lohman said.

She can talk. Joan Rivers has worked out a three-year contract with the TV Guide Channel worth $8 million a year. That's 10 times as much as her deal with E! Entertainment, Variety says. And yes, it will be take your daughter to work day: Melissa Rivers will join Joan at her new gig. American Idol champion Fantasia Barrino will perform on NBC's telecast of Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. It will be her first major network prime-time appearance since winning Idol. The event will be hosted by Carson Daly.

Jewel Esther Campbell, 73, 803 Polk St., Orlando, died Sunday. Born in Royston, Ga., she moved to Orlando from Birmingham, Ala., in 1946. She was a homemaker and a member of Carter Tabernacle CME Church, Orlando, and was a volunteer with Foster Grandparents of Orlando, and Salvation Army day-care center. She was a member of the Heroines of Jehrico, Orlando chapter. Survivors: daughter, Drewillie Kendrick, Orlando; brother, John Mattox, Royston; one grandchild; one great-grandchild. Starks Funeral Home, Orlando.

LILLIAN RICE WILLIAMSON, 87, 1600 W. State Road 50, Winter Garden, died Saturday, July 4. Mrs. Williamson was a retired cosmetic salesperson for Iveys of Orlando. Born in Royston, Ga., she moved to Central Florida in 1927. She was Baptist. Survivor: brother, George H. Rice, Orlando. Beacon Cremation Service of Central Florida, Orlando.

VIRGINIA D. MOORE, 86, 306 E. 21st St., Sanford, died Thursday. Born in Hart County, Ga., she moved to Sanford from Royston, Ga., in 1926. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sanford. Survivors: husband, Henry C.; sons, Louis, William, both of Sanford, Clark, Orange City; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Brisson Funeral Home, Sanford.

NOVICE H. CREWDSON, 76, 41 Camp Drive, Ormond Beach, died Friday. Born in Elizabeth, W.Va., she moved to Ormond Beach from Cobe, Japan, in 1973. She was a member of the Halifax River Yacht Club, Daytona Beach. Survivors: husband, Royston; two brothers; five sisters, including Olive Freeman, Daytona Beach. Haigh-Black Funeral Home, Daytona Beach.

Although the four lads who make up Spacehog all hail from Leeds, England, the band isn't really part of the current '60s-oriented Brit-pop rat pack. In fact, you could say Spacehog, which actually banded together in New York City, displays a distinctly anti-rodent attitude.''I met our guitarist (Antony Langdon) at an espresso bar where I was working as a rat killer,'' drummer Jonny Cragg said in a thick accent. ''The bar shared a basement with a pharmacy, and there were all these rats nesting in boxes of old prescription drugs.

A motorist speeding down the freeway fired into a slower-moving car as he pulled past, killing a teen-age passenger. Ian Royston, 22, was driving his car in the left lane of Interstate 15 on Friday afternoon when a faster motorist became impatient and passed him on the right, Deputy Mark Lohman of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Sunday. The passing motorist pointed a handgun at Royston's car and fired one shot, striking Royston's brother, Emmett, 19, in the face, Lohman said.

FLOSSIE D. VINING, 84, 215 Annie St., Orlando, died Monday, Feb. 22. Mrs. Vining was a homemaker. Born in Royston, Ga., she moved to Central Florida in 1922. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Orlando. Survivors: nephew, John D. Jackson, Tampa; nieces, Mary David Sikes, Tallahassee, Brenda David Denmark, Jacksonville. Carey Hand Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, Orlando.

LILLIAN RICE WILLIAMSON, 87, 1600 W. State Road 50, Winter Garden, died Saturday, July 4. Mrs. Williamson was a retired cosmetic salesperson for Iveys of Orlando. Born in Royston, Ga., she moved to Central Florida in 1927. She was Baptist. Survivor: brother, George H. Rice, Orlando. Beacon Cremation Service of Central Florida, Orlando.

VIRGINIA D. MOORE, 86, 306 E. 21st St., Sanford, died Thursday. Born in Hart County, Ga., she moved to Sanford from Royston, Ga., in 1926. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sanford. Survivors: husband, Henry C.; sons, Louis, William, both of Sanford, Clark, Orange City; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Brisson Funeral Home, Sanford.